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@MKJoshA, I don't think one of your pictures came through properly.... It's just a link. (sorry if i broke any rules, I didn't see a 2026 thread to post this in)

As of July 1, Brickforge now owns BrickTracks, as posted about by BrickTracks on Facebook and the BT site. Read more here at the BrickTracks site. Or, for those who don't want to click the link, I've copy-pasted it all below in a spoiler tag: ....Thoughts?

Thanks @MikeTheBuilder for the compliments!

Thank you @JopieK!

This train features the following items from the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. Almost all of them are from one track at the museum, with the two cabeese being the exceptions. They are (from L to R, back to front): Wabash streamlined caboose Burlington Northern wide-vision caboose Monsanto nitric acid tanker Union Refrigerator Transit Lines / Milwaukee Road reefer car American Car and Foundry 70 ton two compartment covered hopper Union Tank Line triple dome railroad tank car Van Dyke frameless railroad tanker Chicago and Illinois Midland 2-8-2 steam loco 551 Now let's see them a little closer up, and with their real world counterparts! Wabash streamlined caboose This streamlined Wabash caboose model is based off one at the Museum of Transportation in Saint Louis, Missouri. I don't have many details about the real world 1952-built caboose's service history... All I know it was that, after being retired by the railroad, caboose 2847 was eventually bought by a suburban homeowner and stored on his property for almost 20 years. It was donated to the Museum in 2013, where it still resides today. Rear of the caboose. (I don't have a picture of this one with the real deal... yet) Burlington Northern wide-vision caboose Built in 1969, this Burlington Northern caboose (originally built for Northern Pacific) was the home away from home for the train crew and also served as the office for the conductor, who is in charge of the freight train. The cupola atop the car is the 'watch tower' of the train. When it is operation, the conductor or brakeman sits in the cupola watching to see that the train is running satisfactorily. This specific sub-type of Caboose is called a wide-vision caboose, which was a type that became prominent after World War II, when taller than usual freight cars became common. The new extra wide cupola allowed the crew to see around these obstacles. This caboose was last used in 1983 after a very short service life of just 14 years. It was replaced on modern trains by the FRED (Flashing Rear End Device) with the conductor's office being relocated to the locomotive cab. You can find the real-world version of this caboose at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. the rear of the caboose. This one was still in the process of being repainted. Note the missing BN logo and reporting marks. Monsanto nitric acid tanker The real version of the freight car that inspired this MOC was built in 1940 by American Car and Foundry for Monsanto. The 8,000 gallon double-hull tank car was designed for hauling concentrated nitric acid, which is extremely corrosive. The inner tank is constructed of an aluminum alloy which is protected by an a cushion of air and steel outer shell. The car was donated in 1961 by Monsanto Chemicals Company to the Museum of Transportation (in St. Louis, Missouri) and you can actually walk through the car via the access hatches at either end. Union Refrigerator Transit Lines / Milwaukee Road reefer car Built by General American Transportation Corporation for Union Refrigerator Transit Lines in 1948, this car is a steel bodied reefer with ice bunkers at each end. These ice bunkers 10,400 pounds of chunk ice or 11,500 lbs. of crushed ice. In the winter, charcoal heaters could be placed in the bunkers to keep the cargo from freezing. Fans are located in the floor at each end to circulate air and keep the temperature even throughout the car. Typical cargo would be fresh fruit, vegetables, or eggs. The car was owned by Union Refrigerator Transit Lines but leased to the Milwaukee Road, which is why that railroad's herald is on the sides of the car. This specific car's real-world counterpart was donated to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis by General American Transportation Corporation in 1975. The LEGO version of the reefer car is my own design, and the doors actually open on this one! American Car and Foundry 70 ton two compartment covered hopper Built in 1960 by American Car and Foundry, this two compartment 70-ton capacity steel covered hopper was used to carry bulk items which needed protection from the elements. Cement, grain, dry chemicals, and plastic pellets are examples of typical cargo. This car's real-world counterpart was donated to the Museum of Transportation (in St. Louis, MO) in 1993 by ACF Industries. The Lego MOC version was shortened and modified from instructions for a very similar version inspired by one built by Pullman Standard rather than ACF. I found those instructions on this very cool site here. Union Tank Line triple dome railroad tank car Built by Union Tank Line in 1936, this triple dome tank car (UTLX 3882) was typical of most built until the late 1960's. Each dome is the entry and fill point for a separate compartment which is emptied at the bottom. All three compartments were equipped with steam heating pipes to enable the car to haul thick liquids needing to be heated to flow easily, such as tar. Donated in 1983 to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri by the Union Tank Car Company. Van Dyke frameless railroad tanker This Van Dyke patent frameless tanker (UTLX 14387) was built by the Union Tank Car Company in 1910. The 6,500 gallon petroleum car is an early attempt to build a tank car without a full-length underframe. Short frames at either end attached the tank to the wheels and couplers. The tank itself was constructed of heavy steel plate in order to absorb the movement of the train. The stress caused by this movement cause the tank to flex, loosening the rivets and causing the contents to leak. This problematic design was eliminated by welded seams on modern tank cars. The real car this MOC is based on was donated in 1952 to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri by the Union Tank Car Company. Chicago and Illinois Midland 2-8-2 steam loco 551 Here we see my LEGO model of a real-world steam locomotive, Chicago and Illinois Midland 551. Here is the info on that real engine: This 2-8-2 USRA light Mikado-type locomotive (number 551) was built in 1928 for the Chicago and Illinois Midland (C&IM) to haul freight. This most likely was coal most of the time, as the railroad was owned by Commonwealth Edison power company to get coal from it's southern Illinois mines to it's power plants nearer to Chicago. This loco is the last surviving steamer of that railroad, and it has resided at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri since 1955. The rear of the loco. Inside the cab. Sorry this one is such a crappy pic, there was a crowd of children coming and I was trying to keep them out of the shot. This train constitutes my last Museum trains for a bit.... I've almost run out of things I want to build from there and am trying to pace myself. Thoughts?

I'm also curious as to this. How old were they and what sets did you buy @danth?

Welcome to Eurobricks and Train Tech @MikeTheBuilder!

No problem! Glad to help!

@jsburkhart this user hasn't been on since 2019, so they're probably not going to see your message, so your best bet is to try and reverse engineer it yourself from pictures. Also, bumping threads after a year or so without a very good reason is generally a forum no-no.... and this thread is from early 2019. (Just so you know!)

@Memo5378 you have to add your photos from elsewhere and link them into your post. Flickr is a popular site for this, among others. Eurobricks isn't meant to host anything but your avatar, AFAIK.

Is EB running really slow for anyone else today (starting in the last hour or so)? It takes a long time to load every page... and sometimes it doesn't load properly. Is this an issue for other people or just me?

I can't even get PAB to load. The landing page just times out for me....

@FlyChicken Not an actual LEGO part... possibly custom.

I would let LEGO know about that...

@Sven J It's a new thing that's being done. (I think for security?) They warned us about it some time ago, and there was a banner up on top of the page all yesterday. @aFrInaTi0n has more details in one of his threads.. can't remember where / which one.

The voting has already ended, and the winners have been announced as of June 24. Check the bottom of the last page to see who won!

Malls are either dead or dying everywhere so that probably isn't happening. It's got the same chance of existing as a set of a Sears, a Macy's, or a Venture. All three have gone the way of the dodo, with the malls on their way too (Thanks a lot, internet shopping!) so why would LEGO want a set of something kids today probably won't recognize? That would be a ...unique set. It will go good with the Employee's-only Christmas X-Wing set from a few years ago. If this is true, prices for one (or parts used to build one) will skyrocket further!

Fingers crossed it's a BTTF time machine and is train track compatible!

Yes, it's dead. I can't figure out how to get it to stay together and not stress anything. Sorry!

Sadly, this project is dead. I tried to get it together and couldn't manage it (something was wrong with it), then I had to move and the box of parts got dropped outside. So this upgrade isn't happening. Sorry everyone!

I never have enough points for things like this. I don't buy a lot of Lego sets anymore - just parts.

If you stretch the new Flying Moon Car set (Insiders exclusive 40789) out to give it two more seats, it might be a good Fantasticar for use with the new Fantastic Four figs from Marvel. Just sayin'!

New sci-fi set alert! From the 'Exploring the Cosmos' challenge on Ideas, 40789 Flying Moon Car has 211 parts, and will be a LEGO Insiders Reward worth 2,500 Insiders Points. It will be available on July 1st. Thoughts? Personally, I am sad it is a Insiders exclusive. I guess I'll have to part it out and make it that way...

Two more Ideas sets revealed! From the 'GWP of your Dreams Contest': 40788 Friendly Snails is a 264-piece set will be a GWP at LEGO.com from the 1st of July, free when you spend in excess of US$160 / £145 / €160. From the 'Exploring the Cosmos' challenge, 40789 Flying Moon Car has 211 parts, and will be a LEGO Insiders Reward worth 2,500 Insiders Points. It will be available on July 1st. Thoughts? Personally, I prefer the moon car, but am sad it is a Insiders exclusive. I guess I'll have to part it out and make it that way...

You may be on to something there, @XG BC! I'll edit my list in my other post.